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Thursday, 30 May 2013

There is no single
cause of acne, and because of this, there is no sure way to avoid it or control
it.

Acne is influenced
by several factors, many of which are out of our control. But the way you treat
your skin and look after your health does play an important role!

Adult acne is
caused by sebum, an oily substance produced by the skin’s sebaceous glands.

Sebum clogs pores,
which attract bacteria and become inflamed. For some adults, breakouts are a
result of hypersensitivity or overproduction of androgens (male hormones). But
an imbalance in both male and female hormones (estrogen) can also cause
breakouts.

For women it can
happen during pregnancy, premenopausal, and menopause stages.

Some medications,
such as corticosteroids, and cosmetics contribute to the development of acne.

And last but not
least. Your diet!!! This is
seriously huge. You may have a food allergy or intolerance you have not yet realised. So take
note with the simple method of elimination.

The most common
culprits are consuming to much fat, dairy products, caffeine, processed foods (because of preservatives and food colourings) & refined carbohydrates such as white bread, pasta

Also a
recommendation of mine, that works for myself and also many others is high
dosing of fish oil. 10,000mg a day in divides doses, after three weeks your
skin will be soft and a lot less congested!

A few tips:

· Check Your Hair and Skin Product, as they may be
causing, blockages and reactions. Natural is better!

A little bit of information for those gluten intolerant people:) Hopefully concise and easy to understand!

What is gluten?:

A substance present in cereal grains, esp. wheat, that is responsible for the elastic texture of dough, much like glue. It is a difficult protein for our bodies to digest and can cause shortening of villi in our intestinal track preventing nutrient absorption (just one disadvantage of how it hurts our bodies)

Oats do not naturally contain gluten, getting the gluten free ones ensure they haven't been contaminated if your highly allergic such as celiac disease, which causes things like chronic bloating and bleeding of the bowels.

But!!! They do contain proteins called Prolamines, specifically the avenin protein. If your sensitive to Prolamine in wheat and other grains, it's highly likely that your body doesn't respond that well to oatmeal.

Prolamines that make up grains:

Wheat (gliadin)

Barley (hordein)

Rye (secalin)

Corn (zein)

Oats (avenin)

So note to self, if you are gluten free yet seem to be getting bloating, breakouts, dermatitis or eczema, and the list goes on! Try oat free as well:)

However, normally gluten intolerance is based on the quantity consumed. If you don't exceed what is comfortable for your body you shouldn't get negative symptoms. Remember the saying to much of anything is bad for you... Well this strongly applies when it comes to gluten intolerance! Most of us eat way to much bread and cereal.

Friday, 14 December 2012

Hey guys if your looking for a healthy alternate to ice-cream or sorbet over the summer period try this recipe. Its very easy and quick to make, while having next to no calories! You can add any type of frozen fruit, but I love berries. Also nuts or chocolate go nicely:) Enjoy

Ingredients:

(Serves one person)

100g raspberries

85g of Chobani Plain non fat yoghurt

Stevia added to liking

(may use honey or maple syrup)

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients into a blender, and Blend!!

2. Scoop into whatever container you wish and put into the freezer for a few minutes. This recipe must be made ready to eat, other wise freezing it for a long time makes it hard and it will turn into icy-pole.

Saturday, 10 November 2012

This recipe is super good if you want pasta
without all the calories and high in protein. I have been craving pasta lately,
and was slightly disheartened coming to terms with not being able to eat it,
only because I’m a health nut and want to reach personal goals. Those goals
most certainly do not involve pasta:(

Sooo.. Slim Pasta, I don’t know if you’ve
heard the slim pasta craze, and personally I’m not really a fan. The first
time I made it, the bin ended up taking most of it! So I decided to make a bake, full of turkey mice and flavour, to help hide the fact it really tastes like bland noodles. After making this and eating it, I’m well impressed
it’s not too bad. Most of my recipes are in the healthy
category, so don’t eat this thinking it actually tastes like
pasta, its more like noodles. Give it a go and let me know what you think...It does tastes pretty :)If you cook anything with fresh herbs, its amazing how good things taste!

Ingredients:

(Serves 4)

1 packet of Slim pasta

500g of Turkey mince

1 large roma tomato

50g leggos tomato paste. I used leggos
pizza sauce because I didn’t have normal. Works the same, just extra herbs
added

2 eggs

60g mozzarella

Fresh herbs. Use any you like. I used thyme,
rosemary and oregano

3 cloves of garlic

Salt and pepper

1 tablespoon of olive oil

Directions:

1.Add olive oil to heated pan

2.Add garlic and herbs. Sauté
until fragrant

3.Add diced tomato, sauté
further. (Add small amounts of water to deglaze if the pan starts to burn or
ingredients start to stick)

4.Add tomato sauce and combine
all ingredients

5.Add 4 tbs of water to deglaze
the pan and help paste mix through properly

6.Add turkey mince and cook

7.Boil kettle and pour hot water
over pasta for a few minutes

8.Drain pasta and add to baking
dish

9.Wisk 2 eggs and pour over top
of pasta. Make sure egg mix covers pasta properly

10.Add mince over the top and spread out evenly

11.Add mozzarella on top of mince

12.Bake for 20 min in a pre heated oven on 170 degrees, or until egg is
cooked.